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Friendly Business Awards 2018

JCI Ireland are delighted to launch the annual Friendly Business Awards for 2018. Inspired by the resilience and dedication of small and medium businesses across the country, the FBAs seek to recognise and reward SMEs in Ireland. Launched more than ten years ago, the awards show how smaller businesses have made incredible contributions to both community and employment.

JCI Ireland are pleased to have seven branches across country involved in running the competition and awards at a local level. The competition is running in all the following branches:

JCI Cork

JCI Donegal

JCI Dublin

JCI Fingal (Dublin)

JCI Galway

JCI Mayo

JCI Southside (Dublin)

This will culminate with a national awards ceremony taking place on the opening night of the annual JCI National Convention. The ceremony takes place in the Druid Theatre, Galway this year on Friday 12th October 2018. JCI Ireland seeks to promote businesses across the following six customer centric categories:

Customer Care

Community Impact

Digital Experience

Disability Access

Eco-Friendliness

Shop Layout and Design

An overall friendliest business shall also be selected and awarded the title of Ireland’s Friendliest Business.

Speaking about the awards, Laura Enache, JCI Ireland National President 2018, said “Friendly Business Awards is an initiative that is focusing on progressing the Sustainable Development Goal number 8 related to promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work. As we know the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. Through Friendly Business Awards, firstly, we recognise, encourage and reward local businesses that go the extra mile for their customers, for their employees, for their suppliers, for their community and secondly, we promote the role of the SMEs in the local economy”.

JCI Ireland (Junior Chamber International Ireland) is a member of JCI, one of the largest worldwide networks of young people who create positive change. JCI seeks to create local action for a global impact. JCI Ireland enable young people to get involved in projects and activities which create a sustainable impact to change the world.

JCI Ireland run projects such as the Friendly Business Awards, the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Awards and Active Citizenship Week.